AT-PESHAWAR: Nationalist Awami National Party President Asfandyar Wali Khan has made it clear that without participation of Afghanistan government no one can make fruitful the ongoing peace process or get resolve the long standing conflict through peaceful and political means.

“Sidelining the Afghan government in ongoing peace process
is in fact aimed at continuation of war and hostilities in that already war
devastated country,” Asfandyar Wali Khan remarked while talking to Afghanistan
Peace Commission head Muhammad Omar Daudzai at Wali Bagh Charsada on Wednesday.
Omar Daudzai leading a high level delegation visiting Pakistan as
a special envoy to President Ashraf Ghani, earlier held detail talks with
Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi at Islamabad.

Omar Daudzai and his team conveyed a message of good well
gesture message of President Ashraf Ghani to ANP President Asfandyar Wali Khan.

During detail meeting Asfandyar Wali Khan was briefed by
Omar Daudzai about current situation of Afghanistan and ongoing peace efforts.
In this respect, Daudzai has informed about Afghanistan firm stance on peace
and reconciliation and for the purpose is welcoming talks with the opposition
Taliban leaders.

In response, Asfandyar Wali Khan recalled that his party
since a long favouring negotiated resolution to Afghan conflict and supporting
all those who are sincerely works for ending of wars and hostilities. He said
that Pakistan’s parliament through a unanimous resolution had backed negotiated
resolution to Afghanistan problem and reconciliation. He making attentive
Pakistan, US and Taliban, said in clear words, “without Afghanistan no one
could get a durable solution to conflict but in fact such a move-ignoring
Afghanistan government-a genuine representative of Afghan nation, would be meat
fuelling of war flames in that country. He urged Pakistan, US and Taliban to
realize participation of Afghanistan government in negotiation otherwise all
such efforts wouldn’t yield outcomes.

Asfandyar Wali Khan hinted plunging of Afghanistan into
irreversible crises if US go for an agreement with Taliban without taking
Afghanistan government into consent. In such a situation, he said that Daesh
could emerge another threat to peace, lives and properties of innocent people
in Afghanistan as well as in other parts of the region. He suggested
re-visiting of such steps otherwise there will be Syria like situation in
Afghanistan. He assured the delegates on behalf of ANP, striving for peace in
Afghanistan and working for further improvement in bilateral relations between
Afghanistan and Pakistan.